I started by applying clear gesso to the background paper Written Stories from the Secret Letters collection.

I then used the papers Little Secrets and A Letter To You from the Secret Letters collection plus the paper First Snow from the Winter Tales collection to layer under my photo. I distressed all the layers and inked the edges with brown ink.

I started my background by putting gel medium through the ‘Your Art stencil.

I next added colour with the mists Pastel Cinnamon, Pastel Yellow, Chalk Yellow Amber, Chalk Dark Brown and Pearl Gold Paint. Then some white splashes with watered down gesso. I added modeling paste through the ‘Holly’ Stencil.

I coloured the chipboard with the Pearl Gold paint and then rubbed white gesso on the edges to lighten it.

I wraped the Gold Chain sting around some white wire trim to layer under my photo, I also layered doilies and chipboard amongst my paper layers.

I added my flowers and embellishments, I used the gold paint and white gesso to add details on the flowers.

Hello, dear friends, spring is coming soon, isn't? And today (when I'm creating my project) is Sunday, a very good day to dream about the sunny weather, flowers around you and butterflies... Butterflies in the air, butterflies in your stomach, love and good mood are all around, let's enjoy life!

Today I'd like to present you my art-journal spread about Sundays, good mood and butterflies. I hope you'll enjoy it and the smile on your faces will appear even just for a second :) Laugh, love, smile, hug everyone and be happy today! 'Cause every day is a good day to be happy!

Tuesday, 23 February 2016

how has everyone been? Today will be my last project for 13@rts after 2 wonderful terms with Aida and the best team in the world. It is after a lot of consideration that I have to say goodbye, as you all know we have a new addition to the family and it is getting more difficult to find time for myself and for creating. All the mothers out there will know - it is almost impossible to go to the toilet some times! Hopefully things will get easier as the kids grow up and I can start creating again.

For my last post, I am sharing a project of my little girl. She has the sweetest smile that makes us unable to get angry with her when she is naughty. Yes, at 5 months old she is already up to a lot of mischief just like her two brothers.

I started with a white cardstock and primed it with 13@rts clear gesso before working on my background. Lots of layering of mediums - I first created an array of stenciled doily with a paste of Pink metallic paint and Magic powder. I then sprayed water generously to get the pink from the paste to bleed out. When this is dry, I painted on more colors with Pink pearl mist and Raspberry matt paint. After all the colors have dried, I stenciled more words with modeling paste and painted on a final layer with Chalk Dirty Pink. Lastly, this was finished with stamping to create motion on the page.

More details in the close-ups:

Straws that I made with Olga's Starlight collection papers. I brushed one end into gel medium and dipped it into gold stripes to create confetti. The Wheelies and Buttons chipboard was painted with Coral and Apricot matt paints. I had also sprinkled some gold microspheres here and there.

Left-over from one of the store's flower packs which I had torn off the centre for another project. This is perfect for staging my butterfly cut out from Secret Letters and I had painted lightly with Pearl Pink mist. I also built my paper layers from Starlight collection.

More background goodies here.

My balancing cluster create with some flowers and a cut-out butterfly from Secret Letters.

Chipboard title from 13@rts that I had left unaltered.

Hidden sentiments in the background.

That's all I have for today. I will miss all of you, and the wonderful people on the 13@rts team. Hope to see everyone again!

Monday, 22 February 2016

If you want to join the fun, log yourself in to CSI site, here (link) - of course there's a chance to win 13arts goodies.

This case file includes a sketch, too. So you need to be inspired by the moodboard picture, do your layout with the color scheme, choose at least three evidence and then the testimony, which is the theme to journal about.

I chose watercolors, animal and triangles to my evidence, and for the testimony the inspiration word "love".

First I did the background with pink watercolors, but it was so bright and strong, I gave it to my daughter who loved for the same reason I didn't like it.

Then did this with much lighter look, and decided to give this layout a very light look with pastel colors - just as in the moodboard.

Hello! Today I'd like to share LO with my daughter photo which was created using products from romantic collection Secret letters.

I created texture and dimension using modeling paste with stencil and mica flakes with mists. Then added tags, butterflies and doilies which were cut from the patterned paper. Chipboard, flower and twigs, splashes and my LO is ready